I have been told that a person had to be of a certain age to SELL land in Virginia in the early-1800s, but that there was apparently no age limit to OWN land at that time (or, if there was a limit, it was lower). Is this correct? I have a case where a man deeded land in Middlesex Co., VA in 1802 to a woman/girl, and it APPEARS that she was just a teenager at the time. This woman married in Middlesex Co., VA three years later in 1805, and the 1810 census shows her in the home of her husband as age range 16-26. A DIFFERENT/OLDER woman with the same name (Mary Bennett) could have been deeded that land in 1802, I suppose, but no such older woman with that name can be found in any records in Middlesex (and Mary Bennett's mother was named Winifred "Winnie" Bennett....not "Mary"). Comments? Thanks, Bill Davidson To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html